What's more important--the initial contact with a prospect or the follow-up, and why?

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Md Aktaruzzaman, Aff (Bangladesh) Top Author Forum Guru 4/30/2013 4:30 pm
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Three simple steps can be followed..
sending a welcome letter to the new prospects.Let them know how each PSA can generate significant, ongoing, residual income :https://www.sfimg.com/Reference/CompPlan and Methods For Affiliate Sponsoring : https://www.sfimg.com/Resources/Marketing/StandardSponsoringMethods

Cause it inspire new prospect to be dedicate enough to follow the winners.
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Richard Griffiths, Aff (Belize) Top Author Forum Guru 5/4/2013 4:41 am
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The answer to this question would depend on factors that aren't given. How did you meet the prospect, why are they even talking or communicating with you, where did you meet them, what have you talked about with them, how well do you know your prospect?

You need to develop both your initial contact skills, and your follow-up skills. You need to know which you are doing, and act accordingly. Both are important, and one without the other is useless.
3181 votes
Natalia Leonteva, Aff (Russian Federation) Top Author Forum Guru 5/1/2013 2:38 am
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Sorry for bad English. The first contact is important that the person caught in an unfamiliar company was able to understand that he will always help, he was not alone and he can start his own business. When you write a letter, let it not be too formal. One has to understand that his sonsor - not only a partner and colleague, but also a best friend who will always support and help him
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hna Murthy, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 4/30/2013 5:51 am
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The initial contact with a prospect comes from variety of ways ad it is important of many ways.

1. Talking to friends and putting your sfi banner in search engines and other domains.
2. Placing a notice like advertisement in insertion in a morning newspaper.
3. Paying to get credit in sites like adgoogle and other sites.
Follow-up is important and it comes second.
1 Sending a welcome message and solving the doubts.
2 Giving a morale booster words
...more
3148 votes
PRAMOD KUMARSINHA, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 5/3/2013 7:15 am
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It is a trivial question.Initial contact with prospect and follow-up actions both are essential for the success of any plan or business. Initial contact starts the event,prospect identification keeps alive your motivation and follow up accelerates the implementation process. Therefore it is difficult to say which step is the best,rather every step must be taken up with sincerity and devotion to achieve the goal.
3128 votes
Leonie Glaessner, Aff (Australia) Top Author Forum Guru 5/8/2013 1:04 am
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I believe the initial contact is more important as without initial contact, you cannot follow-up. Once you have made the initial contact, follow up is a matter of building upon the initial contact.

It is like the old proverb about building your house on solid foundations, not sand.

Enjoy your building.
3100 votes
Rebecca Zadell, Aff (Virginia, US) Top Author Forum Guru 5/8/2013 7:28 am
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Follow-up is more important because, on average, it takes between five and seven exposures to a new concept before getting to the “yes”. Give your prospects some time to process and decide that they are interested in SFI. Patience and persistence will eventually lead to success, as long as your approach is not overwhelming.
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